Dr Kip began the day’s learning session by asking Ariko’s children whether they knew God. “Obviously, we know God,” Clare replied and the rest nodded in agreement. “What separates humans from God?” Dr Kip asked another equally puzzling question. “Can you compare the two?” Rita sounded surprised. “I’m asking about the difference,” Dr Kip insisted. “God is Spirit, and He is all-loving,” Rita answered; her siblings shared other views about God and he thanked them for the impressive responses. “In my view,” Dr Kip said thoughtfully, “the fundamental difference between human beings and God lies in the way Mother Nature responds to each of them. God just talks and wow!, Mother Nature listens and acts as told. But this is not the case with human beings! Mother Nature does not obey them on simply hearing their words! She listens and obeys them through science………”
This children’s story book enables learners of senior 1 – 3 to understand and appreciate the incredible power existing in their surroundings, and how to access and use it for the benefit of their communities or society.
The book’s aim is to nurture and promote the right thinking for science-led development in the upcoming generation, i.e. the first pillar for socio-economic transformation in Uganda .
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These young learners are then guided, through online resources, towards eventually coming up with science-based solutions to numerous local challenges in Agriculture , Biotechnology , Environment , Family , Food and Nutrition , Health and Home economics depending on their interest.
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